Article updated on July 26, 2019 This is part 3 in my series about practical strategies to own free & clear (no debt) rental properties in order to achieve financial independence. This article will cover a short-term buy and hold plan called Buy-3-Sell-2-Keep-1. Although there are many more variations, so far I’ve provided three general [Continue Reading]

Real estate investing is my favorite path to retire early and confidently. Whether real estate is a small or large portion of your investment portfolio, you can use it to build wealth, generate income, and reach financial independence. How long does the journey to retirement or financial independence take? Of course, it depends on your situation. [Continue Reading]

[In my Investor Profile Series, I use a question & answer format to share the stories of actual real estate investors at different stages of their investing careers. Be sure to comment below if you enjoyed it or if you have questions for the investor.] This profile is from Craig, a blogging friend of mine from the [Continue Reading]

This article is about using real estate investing to help you reach a destination of financial independence. More specifically I’ll be sharing the basics of a plan called the Rental Debt Snowball, which helps you achieve a goal of free & clear (no debt) rentals. Your free & clear goal might be, for example, to [Continue Reading]

Listen to or Download the Audio/Podcast Version of This Article ﻿ A financial independence number tells you when you’re free from the need to work. It’s basically a math equation, as you’ll see later in this article. But discovering your personal financial independence number is about much more than money or math. It’s about your life [Continue Reading]

Early retirement is a primary theme at coachcarson.com. Too often money and work get in the way of what matters, and early retirement is a way to reprioritize and move past money in order to free up more time for life. What matters is very personal to you. It can be high-minded, like starting a movement to change [Continue Reading]

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